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Enfermería intensiva · Apr 2019
ReviewThe role of the nurse at the end of the life of a critically ill patient.
- M González-Rincón, P Díaz de Herrera-Marchal, and M L Martínez-Martín.
- Unidad Docente, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, España.
- Enferm Intensiva. 2019 Apr 1; 30 (2): 78-91.
ObjectiveAnalyze the role of the nurse at the end of the life of a critically ill patient.MethodBibliographic review from a search of the health science databases such as PubMed, CINAHL, Cuiden, Scopus, Cochrane, as well as specialized platforms, general and thematic browsers. The limits were language (English or Spanish) and publication date (2005-2015).Results180 articles met the inclusion criteria, and 16 of them were selected for analysis. The main results were grouped into three categories of analysis: direct patient care, family-focussed care and the nurse's role within the team.Conclusionsthe described roles place the nurse as a key element in humanising death in the ICU and so nurses can and must lead change, playing an active role in creating strategies that really promote the integration of a palliative care approach in ICU.Copyright © 2018 Sociedad Española de Enfermería Intensiva y Unidades Coronarias (SEEIUC). Publicado por Elsevier España, S.L.U. All rights reserved.
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